EUROPE’S TEXTILE COMPANIES CUT WATER USE TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS AND PREPARED FOR FUTURE WATER SCARCITY

European textile companies are working to ensure that future water scarcity problems will not affect their operations, notably by cutting water consumption and installing high quality waste treatment facilities, European Union (EU) experts have told World Textile Information Network (WTiN).                                According to EU statistical agency Eurostat’s regional yearbook 2022 (1), EU water scarcity – chiefly seen in southern Europe, with Portugal’s textile industry particularly affected – is primarily driven by ...


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